Toronto’s Karen Cockburn turned in a vintage performance at the Canadian gymnastics championships on Saturday, winning her 13th women’s individual trampoline title with a personal best score. Cockburn — who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics and followed up with silver medals at both the 2004 and 2008 Games — finished well ahead [...]
Karen Cockburn hasn’t stopped to reflect on her storybook gymnastics career, mostly because the end hasn’t been written. “You don’t really look back,” says one of the most decorated Olympians in Canadian history. “You’re always looking forward.” Cockburn is preparing for what will likely be her final Olympic chapter at the 2012 Games in London. [...]
Three-time Olympic trampoline medalist Karen Cockburn joins Jennifer Burke to talk about her preparations for her fourth Olympic Games. [WATCH VIDEO]
Karen Cockburn’s sport wasn’t in the Olympics when she starting training as a trampoline gymnast in 1992. Now the 31-year-old Stouffville, Ont., resident has three medals and is chasing acrobatic excellence at the 2012 Summer Games. If Ms. Cockburn wins a medal in London, England, she will be the first Canadian athlete to win a [...]
Renowned trampoline artist Karen Cockburn brought her Olympic medals to Square One Shopping Centre on Wednesday night as Panasonic Canada’s Raise the Bar Tour stopped in Mississauga. Four other high-profile amateur athletes will meet and greet fans throughout the four-day event that concludes tomorrow. [...] Cockburn, 31, is the only trampoline artist to win a [...]
Canada’s Karen Cockburn has been on the podium at every Summer Games since trampoline made its Olympic debut in 2000. She’s hoping to finally make it to the top step in London. Cockburn will be one of the favourites at the Aug. 3-4 trampoline competition at the North Greenwich Arena. Cockburn won bronze at the [...]
